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Afghanistan War

Tuesday November 05

40 Anglican archbishops and bishops urge special intake of Afghan refugees in open letter to PM ahead of the Budget

Forty Anglican Church of Australia episcopal leaders have co-signed an open letter to the Prime Minister ahead of the Budget, calling on the Federal Government to create a special intake of 20,000 additional places for Afghan people seeking safety – find out how you can help

Agincourt, Afghanistan, and Another way of being…

“I guess we could imagine Jesus saying to his disciples, ‘we few, we happy few, we band of [sisters and] brothers…’ because the odds were definitely against them. However, his vision and his way of being in the world seemed to consistently offer something different to violent pathways in conflict,” says Bishop Cam Venables

Petition in support of an additional intake of 20,000 Afghan refugees

“I invite anglican focus readers to consider adding their own individual names to the ‘Christians United for Afghanistan’ petition,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall

Over 300 organisations, businesses and community groups call on all Parliamentarians to respond to the crisis in Afghanistan

Over 300 organisations, businesses and community groups have signed a joint letter to all Federal MPs and Senators calling on them to take urgent action on the devastating situation in Afghanistan, including Anglican Board of Mission

“Talk of our noble sacrifice and losses to the wooden crosses”

“June is PTSD Awareness Month. We still have amongst us veterans of World War II and Vietnam who are living with PTSD, and increasing numbers produced through our involvement in Afghanistan. The human cost is high and long-felt. And yet, here we are aiming to become one of the top 10 producers of armaments in the world and hosting a weapons Expo,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt